The Journalism Salute
The Journalism Salute is a journalism appreciation podcast. We interview working journalists about who they are and what they do.
Our aim is to have diverse guests, thoughtful questions, and interesting conversation.
If you're an aspiring journalist, you'll learn potential careers to pursue and tips to put to use.
If you're an experienced journalist, you'll learn about like-minded members of your profession with notable stories to tell.
And if you're not a journalist, we hope you'll garner or further an appreciation for journalists and realize that they are NOT the enemy.
Try us!
And find us at our website or on Twitter and e-mail us at [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 248
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Hadar Harris of the Student Press Law Center on Supporting & Defending Press Freedom
On this episode, Mark Simon talks with Hadar Harris, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center.
Hadar talked about what the SPLC does and the different things that the organization is do…
Ken Lemon On How The NABJ Is Raising Important Issues For Black Journalists
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Ken Lemon, a longtime TV reporter for WSOC-TV in Charlotte and vice-president for broadcast for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Ken talke…
Journalism teacher P.J. Cabrera on Being An Educator of Color, Scholastic Journalism Week & More
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by P.J. Cabrera, a journalism teacher at Judson High School in Converse, Texas (not far from San Antonio) and the coordinator of the Scholastic Journalism Week c…
Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight on The Ways He Analyzes Elections
On this episode, Mark is joined by FiveThirtyEight election analyst Nathaniel Rakich. Nathaniel talked about the path to his current job, how he collaborates with other members of the website on stor…
Robin Kemp of the Clayton Crescent: 21 Hours of Election Coverage and a Lifetime Connected to Journalism
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Robin Kemp, the founder of the Clayton Crescent in Clayton County, Georgia.
Robin talked about her 30+ year career and how she’s really been a journalist since…
Morgan Mullings of the Bay State Banner & Report For America On The Beginning of a Journalism Career
On this episode, Mark Simon talked to Bay State Banner reporter Morgan Mullings, a recent grad of St. John's, whose opportunity to begin her professional journalism career began via Report for Americ…
NAHJ VP Arelis Hernández on fair treatment for Hispanic journalists and reporting for the Washington Post
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Arelis Hernández, a vice president for print for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a reporter covering Texas and the US-Mexican border for …
University of Alabama professor Meredith Cummings on teaching, touring newsrooms, and journalism for children of all ages
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by University of Alabama journalism instructor, Meredith Cummings, who also is the director of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) and the National E…
Rabbi Hillel Goldberg on Running a Family-Owned Jewish Newspaper
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Hillel Goldberg, editor and publisher of the Intermountain Jewish News, a weekly family-owned newspaper and website that has served the Rocky Mountain Jewish …
Amjambo Africa: Georges Budagu Makoko & Kathreen Harrison On Covering The African Experience in Maine
On this episode, Mark Simon was joined by Georges Budagu Makoko and Kathreen Harrison, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Amjambo Africa, a monthly newspaper and website published in 6 languages th…
The Forward Editor-In-Chief Jodi Rudoren on Covering All Aspects of Judaism
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by The Forward editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren, formerly a longtime reporter and editor for the New York Times.
Jodi talked about making the move from The Times to a…
Journalism Teacher Alana Van Der Sluys On The Value of Journalism Education
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Kinnelon (NJ) High School journalism teacher Alana Van Der Sluys, who is also a vice-president of the Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA).
Alana …
Prism Editor-in-Chief Ashton Lattimore on How Her Newsroom Sees the World Differently
On this episode, Mark talked to Ashton Lattimore, editor-in-chief of Prism, whose editorial goal is to center the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media and treat Black,…
Bettina Chang of City Bureau On Producing Impactful, Equitable, Publicly-Responsive News
On this episode, Mark is joined by Bettina Chang, one of the co-founders and executive editorial director for City Bureau, a Chicago-based non-profit journalism lab that both covers the city and work…
Siri Carpenter on The Open Notebook and Creating A Science Writers Community
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Dr. Siri Carpenter, the co-founder of The Open Notebook, a science journalism organization that helps writers with every aspect of their work - from pitching …
Making Journalism History Accessible with Teri Finneman & Nick Hirshon of the AEJMC
On this episode, Mark Simon talks with Teri Finneman and Nick Hirshon of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) – History Division. They are journalism professors …
Gabriel Kahn of Xtown.LA on Data Journalism at the Local Level
On this episode, we’re joined by Crosstown LA Publisher and editor, Gabriel Kahn, a professor at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. Crosstown LA covers the neighborhoods of Los…
Covering health journalism with Tara Haelle and Bara Vaida of the Association of Health Care Journalists
On this episode, we’re joined by journalists Tara Haelle and Bara Vaida to talk about the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and health journalism in the age of Covid-19. They explained wh…
Bene Cipolla of Chalkbeat on Covering the Classroom
On this episode, Chalkbeat publisher-to-be (current editor-in-chief) Bene Cipolla joined Mark Simon to talk about how her group covers educational issues across the country.
Bene talked about her orga…
Becoming a Better News Consumer with Darragh Worland of the News Literacy Project
On this episode, Mark Simon talks to Darragh Worland, the vice-president of creative services for the News Literacy Project.
The News Literacy Project is a non-partisan non-profit group devoted to mak…